Journal profile · MYCOLOGY
World Mycotoxin Journal
ISSN 1875-0710 · eISSN 1875-0796 · Wageningen Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS · Founded 2008
World Mycotoxin Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Mycotoxin Journal is published by Wageningen Academic Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, together about 58.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
'World Mycotoxin Journal' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with only one specific area of focus: the promotion of the science of mycotoxins. The journal contains original research papers and critical reviews in all areas dealing with mycotoxins, together with opinions, a calendar of forthcoming mycotoxin-related events and book reviews. The journal takes a multidisciplinary approach, and it focuses on a broad spectrum of issues, including toxicology, risk assessment, worldwide occurrence, modelling and prediction of toxin formation, genomics, molecular biology for control of mycotoxigenic fungi, pre-and post-harvest prevention and control, sampling, analytical methodology and quality assurance, food technology, economics and regulatory issues. 'World Mycotoxin Journal' is intended to serve the needs of researchers and professionals from the scientific community and industry, as well as of policy makers and regulators.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MYCOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and FoodAgricultural and Biological Sciences37.8%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Plant and fungal interactionsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mycology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 813 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 11 | 32 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 | 41 |
| 2023 | 23 | 12 | 128 |
| 2022 | 21 | 10 | 182 |
| 2021 | 59 | 21 | 588 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wageningen Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1875-0710
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-0796
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Mycotoxin Journal
What CAS zone is World Mycotoxin Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Mycotoxin Journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Mycology / Toxicology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of World Mycotoxin Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at World Mycotoxin Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index World Mycotoxin Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Mycotoxin Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is World Mycotoxin Journal open access, and what is the APC?
World Mycotoxin Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .